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NOLA & The September Book!

By "Daisy Duke"

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And I wish I was in New Orleans,

'cause I can see it in my dreams,

Arm-in-arm down Burgundy, a bottle and my friends and me

New Orleans, I'll be there

Tom Waits

I am continuing to monitor Gustav & saying small prayers for both my beloved city (will the school-girl crush every end?) and my friends who are lucky enough to still call it home. In the meantime however, as we watch & wait, I'd like to introduce April's September Book Choice:

So I'm more than half-way done with Soon I Will Be Invincible and....I'm liking it. It is funny and fast-paced, and just plain amusing. From Wikipedia:

The novel is told through two alternating first person narratives of the characters Dr. Impossible and Fatale. Dr. Impossible is a self-proclaimed supervillain of the mad genius variety, who suffers from "Malign Hypercognition Disorder" ("evil genius" syndrome). Fatale is a female cyborg and the novel begins with her called up to join the superhero group The Champions, a Justice League of America/Avengers-style team in the wake of the disappearance of the superhero CoreFire.

And from Bookmarks Magazine:

Austin Grossman, Berkeley grad student, game designer, and comic-book connoisseur, offers a fresh take on the hidden realm of contemporary superheroes. Critics compare the novel favorably to Jonathan Lethem's Fortress of Solitude, the prime-time, sci-fi soap opera Heroes, and the animated big-screen hit The Incredibles. Although the plot and Grossman's sense of humor wear thin for some critics, Soon I Will Be Invincible is certainly a worthwhile diversion, a flight of fancy with heart, and the perfect vehicle for a sequel. Even Impossible's voice has the ring of truth-in a world-weary, villainous sort of way, of course: "Once you get past a certain threshold, everyone's problems are the same: fortifying your island and hiding the heat signature from your fusion reactor." Impossible's aphorism contains as relevant a metaphor for life as a reader is likely to find anywhere these days.

So far I give this book a thumbs up, as both a quick & amusing read (see: perfect beach-book) and as something I would never have read on my own, but am so far enjoying. I can't wait to see what The Artful Blogger (comic-lover extraordinare) has to say about it, and considering quite a few BC members are comic fans, I hope this will be a fun (and much shorter!) read.

Happy Reading!

(Also: You have until September 10th to send me your Beach Music review. To date I only have one review, so start sending so I can start compiling!)

Full post as published by Legally Blonde Ambition on August 29, 2008 (boomark / email).